The large northwest subspecies max­welliae is the palest and most faintly marked. The western screech owl’s bill is blackish or dark gray at the base, but gray-plumaged individuals are ...

If you hear a screech owl in your neighborhood at night (hear ... American goldfinches, house finches, blue jays, dark-eyed juncos, white-breasted nuthatches and several woodpeckers, such as ...